Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1343 - 556: Specialties of the Two Bases

Hearing about Wang Tao’s origins and purpose, the people in the room instantly became excited.

"I never expected there to be another survivor base of a scale not lesser than ours!"

"If we can establish contact with that base, it would be extremely good for both parties!"

"If we could exchange supplies, that would be even better! But it seems impractical, given the great distance..."

"..."

The crowd began to discuss amongst themselves.

Ge Fuxing was particularly excited as he introduced Wang Tao to the Silver Serpent Base.

The name came first: the Silver Serpent Base was indeed related to those large trees, which they called Silver Snake Trees.

They were known as Silver Snake Trees not only because their leaves resembled snakes but also because there were silver-colored snakes living in the trees.

The venom of these small silver snakes was very potent; a bite could be fatal for a regular person on an unlucky day, and even for an Awakener, it was extremely problematic.

However, Silver Snakes were rare and not very aggressive. They were highly adept at hiding and would only attack humans as a last resort. If you encountered a Silver Snake in the wild, as long as you didn’t provoke it, it would avoid you.

Yet, the meat of the Silver Snake was incomparably delicious—it was the most delicious food at the Silver Serpent Base, bar none!

Scarce in number, skilled in hiding, highly venomous, with delicious meat... put all these keywords together, and you’d understand the value of Silver Snake Meat. It was no longer just food but a luxury; most people might never taste it in their lifetime.

But the name of the Silver Snake continued to be passed around among the people, many of whom knew about its delectable taste; it was the biggest signature of the Silver Serpent Base... hence the base was named after it.

For this dinner, Lü An also prepared some Silver Snake Meat, but the amount was not large, as capturing them was too risky. Even professional Snake Hunting Teams often got injured or even lost members. Therefore, only Wang Tao’s table had Silver Snake Meat.

Wang Tao tried a bit, and it was indeed quite delicious. Without any exaggeration, it was probably the tastiest food Wang Tao had ever eaten in the apocalypse.

Moreover, most importantly, Wang Tao found that after eating, his HP limit had increased.

Although it had only increased by a few dozen points, it was an increase in the HP limit after all!

Once HP reached 100,000, it couldn’t be increased by killing zombies or monsters any longer; you had to find other ways. Wang Tao had seen many things that could increase one’s HP limit, but this was the first time he’d seen it in meat.

Indeed, Silver Snakes were great; he should get some Silver Snake Meat to bring back...

After discussing the name, it was time to talk about the origin of the Silver Serpent Base. freewёbnoνel.com

It was originally a military base in the mountains, conducting routine field training—another military base! But that made sense: considering their wealth of Weapon Equipment and strong defensive power, humans would certainly choose such a place to establish a Survivor Base, given the option.

Back then, the trees had not yet mutated, and it was not called the Silver Serpent Base. It was led by the Military, and although life was challenging due to its location, there were few zombies and monsters, everything was developing steadily.

Then, Ability Users appeared.

With the increase in strength came the expansion of desires.

The appearance of Ability Users brought some disturbances to the peaceful military base.

After all, this military base was not large, lacked heavy firepower, and there weren’t many soldiers who survived. Most importantly, there was no Hope Research Institute, only some Inhibitors; it lacked Powered Armor and Crystal-powered Weapons...

Therefore, the Military’s combat strength was not very formidable, and now they were struggling to suppress the newly formed Ability User’s Alliance.

Conflicts between the Alliance and the Military began to occur, and as they became more frequent, in the last and greatest conflict, the Military voluntarily admitted defeat and relinquished control of the base.

The Military leaders understood that continuing to fight would only lead to mutual destruction. The potential of Ability Users was well-known; even if they survived this time, the next might not be the same. It was better to retreat early, preserve their power, and given time, they too could have many Ability Users.

The Ability User’s Alliance, not keen on grinding down the Military either, were happy to see them concede. Thus, a ceasefire agreement was reached by both sides.

But the Alliance had many members, and while they had presented a united front in the struggle for power against the Military, now that they had reclaimed it, it was time to "slice the cake," and everyone wanted a bigger piece. The cake was only so large, and no one would yield to the other... so, the fight began again, this time an internal conflict within the Alliance.

It was during this chaos that the pine trees on the mountain began to mutate, becoming tall and majestic with extraordinary hardness.

They figured they could use these mutated pine trees to fortify the base, even expanding it. So, as they fought among themselves, they also developed the base... quite a unique situation.

The chaos of the Silver Serpent Base began at that time and continued up to the present.

Later, a sudden heavy snowfall killed many people; internal struggles were put on hold as they faced this immediate challenge. Once they overcame the initial difficulties and the base stabilized, they resumed the internal conflict.